Why Personality Tests?

A personality test is completed to yield a description of an individuals distinct

personality traits. In most instances, your personality will influence
relationships with your family, friends, and classmates and contribute to your
health and well-being. Teachers can administer a personality test in class to
help your children discover their strengths and developmental needs. The
driving force behind administering a personality test is to open up lines of
communication and bring students together to have a higher appreciation for
one another. A personality test can provide guidance to teachers of what
teaching strategies will be the most effective for their students.

Personality test can benefit your students by:

Increasing productivity
Get along better with classmates
Help students realize their full potential
Identify teaching strategies for students
Help students appreciate other personality types

One of the most popular personality tests is the True Colors Personality
Test. This personality test asks a serious of questions to rate your likes and
dislikes. The test will then rate your personality as either a blue, green, orange
or gold personality type. You may be a combination of two colors, but usually
a student will exhibit one primary color. A personality test is not a means to
type cast a student, but it allows teachers to understand the personality
attributes associated with various students. You will operate as one primary
color for the most part, but high levels of stress and other environmental
factors can shift your personality type for short intervals. As a rule of
thumb, you should recognize your strong attributes and keep in mind the
attributes that irritate people.

Teachers should disseminate a personality test to their children the first week
of school. A personality test is a fun exercise for the class and will enable
the teacher to more adequately plan lessons and activities for their students.
Name: ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Exploring Your Colors

Below are 11 incomplete sentences that describe people. Each sentence has four possible
endings. Give four points to the phrase that is most like you, three points to the phrase
that is next most like you, two points to the next phrase, and one point to the phrase
that is least like you.

Use the sentences below to describe your personality.

1. When I make decisions:

______ a. I do it quickly and go with the first impressions.
______ b. I think about it, consider the options and then decide.
______ c. I listen to my feelings and consider how my decisions will affect
others.
______ d. I take it seriously and always try to make the right decision.

2. The best way for others to show me they care about me is to:
______ a. Do fun things with me.
______ b. Give me space to be myself.
______ c. Spend time with me doing whatever.
______ d. Do what I want to do; not let me down or go back on their word.

3. When Im with my friends, I like to provide:

______ a. The excitement; the fun; the jokes.
______ b. Questions; answers; a logical way of looking at things.
______ c. Concern for others; a lot of caring.
______ d. The planning; a sense of security; a good standard.

4. I like to:
______ a. Act on a moments notice; do risky things.
______ b. Provide answers or give thought to peoples questions.
______ c. Help maintain a sense of harmony and togetherness.
______ d. Be responsible, dependable, and helpful to others.

5. One thing I am really good at is:

______ a. Acting courageously.
______ b. Thinking.
______ c. Being sensitive.
______ d. Organizing.
6. Friends who know me best would say that I am:
______ a. Competitive.
______ b. Reserved, thoughtful.
______ c. Emotional, friendly.
______ d. Neat, prepared.

7. My basic approach to life is:

______ a. To take one day at a time and have fun.
______ b. To figure out what life is all about.
______ c. To help others and be happy and succeed.
______ d. To plan for the future and make it as good as possible.

8. When I am feeling discouraged or down in the dumps:

______ a. I often become rude, mad, or sometimes even mean.
______ b. I withdraw, dont talk very much, and try to think my way out of the
problem.
______ c. I feel emotional, am sad, and usually like to talk it over with someone
close to me.
______ d. I try to figure out whats causing the problem and fix it.

9. I feel good about myself when:

______ a. I can do things that are difficult.
______ b. I can solve problems or figure things out.
______ c. I can help other people.
______ d. I am appreciated or rewarded for things I do.

10. Teachers at school who saw me when I wasnt on my best behavior might describe
me as:
______ a. Rowdy or a little wild.
______ b. Arrogant.
______ c. Talkative.
______ d. Someone who wants things my way; dominant; worrying.

11. Teachers at school (who like me and in whose class I do pretty well) would probably
describe me as:
______ a. Charming, a natural leader, clever, someone who is fun to have around.
______ b. Thoughtful, someone who has good answers, someone who likes to
figure out problems.
______ c. Nice, friendly, someone who gets along with other students and is
helpful to the teacher and others.
______ d. Neat, organized, prepared, someone who does assignments and is a
good student.
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TOTAL
Total your columns and place your results in the blanks below.
______ a. Orange
______ b. Green
______ c. Blue
______ d. Gold

What is your first color?

___________________________________________________________________________________

What is your second color?

___________________________________________________________________________________

Name:____________________________________________________________________________
 Are youBlue ?
EnthusiasticSympatheticPersonal?
WarmCommunicativeCompassionate?
IdealisticSpiritualSincere?
PeacefulFlexibleImaginative?
At school
I have a strong desire to be a role model for my classmates.
I am skilled at motivating and interacting with others I make friends easily
and like having friends.
I respond well to encouragement rather than competition.
I like being artistic, communicating with people, and helping people.

Are youGreen ?

AnalyticalGlobalConceptual?
CoolCalmCollected?
InventiveLogicalProblem Solver?
AbstractCreativeInvestigative?
At school
I am conceptual and am an independent thinker.
For me, work is play.
I am drawn to constant challenge.
I like to develop models and explore ideas.
 Are youGold ?

LoyalDependablePrepared?
ThoroughSensiblePunctual?
FaithfulStableOrganized?
CaringConcernedHelper?
At school
I am stable and organized.
I am detailed oriented and predictable.
I believe that work comes before play, even if I must work overtime to
complete the job.
I understand and respect authority and am comfortable with how school
goes.

Are youOrange ?

WittyCharmingSpontaneous?
ImpulsiveGenerousImpactful?
OptimisticEagerBold?
PhysicalImmediateCourageous?

At school
I learn by doing and experiencing, rather than by listening and reading.
I like being physically involved in the learning process and am motivated by my
own natural competitive self and sense of fun.
I am a natural performer.
I like doing tasks that allow me to be independent and free.